1928 VES Meteor

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VoL. XII, No. 7
BUSINESS MANGIVES
TALK IN STUDY HALL
Profit by Obstacles, Follow Right Direction, Says Fred McWane
VIRGINIA
MILES, V. E. S., TAKES LYNCHBURG ROAD RUN
All School Entrant>Finish Long Course ; Harrison, Fourth
JANUARY 19, 1928
BARBER WITH 25 POINTS LEADS VIRGINIA
EPISCOPAL IN 55-11 ON BEDFORD HI Bedford Makes Three Field Goals in
Instead of the usual Sunday night
chapel the V. E. S. student body race, held on Dec. 16th Miles fin-
In the annual Lynchburg road listened to a forceful talk on Jan- ished first for Y. E. ~- with Harri-
Jan. 21- Danville at V. E. S. Jan. 26- Hargrave at V. E. S.
Orchestra Sings "Peanut Song" ; Sheiks All Have Great Time
All
Substitutes Get in Game ; Sam Lee Returns to Line-up;
not to pay attention because his busi- ness-is to preach. With "one of us" talking it is different.
Mr. McWane commenced by talk- ing geography. He explained the direction of a small stream had had momentous· results in our own coun- try. In Minnesota a small stream ran backwards from a lake to start the Mississippi River. This stream did not have aset goal. If it had, it might have stopped before meeting another stream. The stream had ·a direction and see how we have been
a bronze statuette with his name and the date of the race engraved upon it, and Harrison a bronze medal for
taking fourth place.
All V. E. S. Runners Finish
snappy music of Tubby Reaves and
his Midnights Suns, the Barksdale
Gymnasium was again the scene of
a peppy V. E. S. Hop, on Saturday the 14th. As the first one of the new year, this dance was undoubted-
ly very satisfactory to all the guests. The setting was perfect, the weather
ideal, the girls beautiful as usual, and everybody feeling fine after tbe
basket-ball game, thereby making this hop a big success.
There were several things of in- terest at this hop. Tubby and his fellows sang a funny ditty entitled
"I Found a Peanut" and dedicated to Ed Quimby. The prevailing styles in dresses were those hoop skirt affairs that ripple in the
breeze and also that blond hair. What effect these things have, no one
knows, but needless to say, they brought excellent results. Many old
V. E. S. boys came back to their Alma Mater for the dance.
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benefited by it.
Then the speaker went on to tell about rivers obstructed by dams, which used their obstruction as a blessing in disguise. The hand of man came in and used the force as a power plant for furnishing light.
livered in study hall Tuesday morn-
ing, January 10. Dr. Barker has Miss Elizabeth Houchins with
"When you can look forward in life, believing in it and profiting by
NEWCOUNSELORSAND
COMMITTEEMAN MADE of this is a sound constitution. If
one of a man watching on the side- lines and learning from the mistakes
Some of the
were picked up by cars but all of the V . E. S. harriers finished, showing good condition as a result of Coach Johnston's strict training and coach-
ing. . So far in the history of the ·event no V. E. S. entries have failed to finish and the fact has been com-
mented upon by many Lynchburgers. Miles Easily Springs in First
L ynchburg
runners
Mr. McWane next compared these and easily sped away from his rivals occupation is touring the country facts with life, using famous men for on the circuit of the track, finishing and lecturing to high school students examples. Abraham Lincoln and the five and a quarter mile course in eight months out of the year. Theodore Roosevelt capitalized their thirty-two minutes. Harrison and According to Dr. Barker the three seeming handicaps to rise to great all the Virginia Episcopal entries things needed to.succeed in life are heights. If these men had had mere- finished strong. · "a strong arm, a clear mind, and a
ly goals in life, they would have been It is believed that all six runners brave heart." As was stated by satisfied with little achievements. will show up well next spring when President Garfield, he took ea.ch
Polly Tyree with Frank Cooper; .them before the high school team Miss Roline Torrence with Frank finally scored on a shot from the Couch· .iVLiss Thelma Walsh with gift-box. Some more points by "Sot" Claibo;ne Darden; Miss J err y ·and some by Weeks left the score at
Barber and Stras With Causey Due to the failure of Lavinder
by taking regular exercises in the mornmg.
Experience Brings Win
The 1928 Basket-ball season op-
ened on January 11 when an inex-
To illustrate the point he men- and Winfree to return, two new tioned Theodore Roosevelt. Until of others. If he had been content counselors have been elected in their this famous man was well in his
substitutes, who more than held their ence led the fresh attack with three
double-deckers. T he game saw the return of Sam Lee to the V. E. S. (Continued on page 3)
NINE STUDENTS ATIAIN HONOR ROLL ST
with attaining a goal, Colonel Lind- stead. J ose Jh Stras of Cardinal Ky. teens he was an absolute invalid. bergh might have stopped at St. . 1 . ' 'One clay, however, a doctor pre- Louis, New York, or Pans. H e had and M1lton Barber of Ralelgh, N. C. scribed some exercises for him to
was defeated 43-20 in the Barksdale Gym by the Lynchburg High School team playing, in mid-season form. The game was featured by the ex-
(Continued on page 3)
were selected to take their positions. take twenty-five minutes every morn-
This is Joe's third year in V. E. S. ing, and Roosevelt followed instruc-
EPISCOP AL
SCHOOL, L YNCHBURG, VIRGINIA
nary 15th, given by Freel McWane, son taking fourth. Baldock of Jan. 28-Lynchburg High at Vibrating with the strains of the
Gets in at Center Displaying a big improvement, the
V . E. S. basket-ball team handed
the team from Bedford High a severe
drubbing, 55-11, in the game played ht:re on . Saturday, January 14th. Captain Barber, playing in a little more than three quarters of the ga.n1e, made a high scoring mark by accounting personally for 25 V. E.
S. f~~n~~meteam uncovered a pow- erful offense that kept the Bedford
basket under constant bombardment
throughout the contest. On the
other hand, Peck Luck and Heyward
Weeks, v. E. S. guards, allowed
the visitors only 19 shots from the
floor of which three were good. If
Bedford had scored on every one of
their attempts from the floor and
their free tries, they would still have
been beaten by more than a ten-point margin.
Barber Stars on Offense
After about two minutes of play
Barber shot his first field goal from a difficult angle and then followed it with two more. Barb~r and Arm- strong scored 5 mor_e pomts between
prominent Lynchburg bu iness man Lynchburg College and his brother and former president of the Rotary from Lynchburg High School took
Club. The reason for the change in second ai1cl third places. Harrison schedule was apparent almost as was followed in order by Long,
as be started speaking. Whjtehead, Holmes, and Boggs all In his introductory address Dr. of V. E. S.
Pendleton remarked that he liked The race which is an annual event to hear a layman talk about life. is under the auspices of .S. 0. Fisher When a parson talks, we are liable and the Y. U. C. A. Miles received
Lee with Marvin Giles; Miss Ann Davis w i t h Garret Gooch; Miss
Reeder Davidson w i t h Charles Harris; Miss Liza Mount with John (Continued on page 3)
GARNET QUINT GIVEN DRUBBING BY L. H. S.
such is lacking, any one can make
obstacles, you are living the best days Dr. Pendleton and Faculty Choose himself in good condition physically Ninth Game for Lynchburg; More
half-tJme 21-7 m favor of the home team.
In the third quarter Maybank,
too, adjusted his eyes to the basket
and rang in four field goals in a few minutes·of play. It was at the start
of this period that Wright, Bedford forward, sank an overhead shot into the wrong basket, giving the Garnet and White two additional points.
Substitutes Get Chance
After Armstrong and Weeks had scored for V. E. S. in the fourth quarter, Coach Payne sent in his
They had direction, instead. The goal is not as much to. be desired as the direction. Thomas Edison turn- eel his numerous failures into ac- count.
of your life."
Lindbergh was the next example;
regular track practice is commenced. one of these in turn and explained
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them a.s they were mea.nt to be un- derstood. 'rhe real meaning o·f "a strong arm" is not what we should consider. 'l'he real interpretation
1928 Basket-ball Schedule
Jan.11-LynchburgHigh43; V. E. S. 20.
Jan. H Bedford High 11 ; v. s. E. 55.
POST-CHRISTMASHOP
GOES OFF PERFECTLY LUCK AND WEEKS GUARD WELL
Lynchburg
Feb. 4-AugustaatV.E.S. Feb. 10-SwavelyatManassas. Feb.11- EpiscopalHighat
Alexandria.
Feb. 18-Woodberry Forest at
V. E. S.
Feb. 22-Fork Union at Fork
Union.
Feb. 25-Randolph-Macon at
Bedford.
DR. CHARLES BARKER ADDRESSES STUDENTS
Tells and Explains Three Things Necessary for Success in Life
The entire student body was for- tunate enough to hear an address by Dr. Charles Barker, formerly private physician of President 'raft, and now high school lecturer, de-
Miles, who was pace setter for
the V. E. S. contingent, followed
hard on the heels of the Baldocks probably talked before more high Douglas Borum; Miss Margaret until within about a block of the school students than any other man West with Stuart Carr ; Miss· Vir- Stadium when he let loose his sprint or woman living or dead, since his ginia Wiley with Pete Causey; Miss
H e has done well in his studies and tions. When he entered Harvard a cellent passing of the high school few years later he passed the best team with Hill's deadly shooting, as
DRAMATICSOCIETYHAS
ACCEPTED NEWMEMBERS ball team. "Sot" has earned four had ever pa sed there. His good
has earned his "V" on the 1927 foot- physical examination any freshmen
well as some good defensive work by the V. E. S. quint.
Barber Sinks First Goal
H. S. dropped in a penalty shot and Roll. The nine boys are: Curd, soon after his team mate Hill put
·letters, two in baseball, one in foot-
New Bill to be Given in_ March; ball and one in. basket-ball. He is possible.
constitution made his later succe ses Three Plays Already Picked also captain of this year's basket- To show what he meant by a
Eighteen .Are Allowed to Study Outside of Study Hall
The Dramatic Society has taken ball team. This is also Barber's "clear mind," Dr. Barker gave a
In the first quarter after about a
minute of play, Barber started
things off by sinking a pretty shot
from the side of the fi'Oor. After nine boys averaged 90 per cent or
in eleven new members as a reward for their parts in the production of the plays in December. The ac~ors
third year.
Beverley Causey, Jr., of St. Au- gustine, Fla., has been chosen to take Lavinder's place on the Honor com- mittee. This is his third year at V. E. S. and he is manager of this year's basketball team and Editor- in Chief of THE METEOR.
THE METEOR heartily congratu- lates these boys and feels confident that they will realize that with their new honors comes grave duties which they must perform in the face of criticism from the more thoughtless students of the school.
very amusing interpretation of how most persons study. In this part of his talk he stressed Huxley's defini- tion of education. "The chief aim of education is to train the mind and the will to do what it ought to do, when it ought to be done, whether you want to do it or not." To learn to do this is what one goes to school for. If one hasn't learned it yet, it can be learned by "pulling back" the mind to one's work whenever it starts to wander, until concentration
During the third month of school several seconds of play Brown of L. more and are eligible for the Honor
are :
Hairston, "Neill Raymond, Edward
George Barker, Marvin Giles,
'rurner.
The boys whose work behind the
stage w.a.s rewarded by memberships are Philip P elton, prope~t:y manager, J ohnny Risher, electnc1an, an d Withers Whitehead, stage manager.
The last set of plays were so well received by the students and the
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received
ard Canfield,
Forsyth, D., Hairston, Heald, Lamar; basket. The half continued with the Luckie, Moore and Pritchett. These
P eter Simrall, Joe Stras and Randolph
one thru the net from under the
two teams fighting on about even boys may study out of study hall at
Rwh-
'l'hose attending were:
perienced Garnet and White team own with the Bedford five. La.wr~
terms and ended with the score V. E. night as well as in the day.
S.12 ; L. H. 8.17.
Hill and Brown, L. H. S., Stars
Eighteen boys averaged 85 per cent or more and so may study out of study hall at night. These are:
The second half was faster than Barnes, Bryan, Causey, Forsyth, G., the first half and the V. E. S. quint Gooch, Harris, C., Harrison, Hillier, is easy. A brave heart is the courage several times threatened to take the Kuykendall, Loyd, Perrine, J ., Por- to stand up for what one knows to be lead but finally succumbed to the ter, Raymond, Risher, Shaw, Top•
right, in the face of criticism. (Continued on page 3) ping, Tunstall, and Whitney.
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